Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Urim Publications, an independent publisher of Jewish interest books, is based in Jerusalem, with an outlet in Brooklyn, New York. Established in 1997 by Tzvi Mauer, Urim publishes approximately fifteen books per year on various topics related to Jewish tradition.
His most recent books are "To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values" (Urim Publications/KTAV Publishing House, 2021) and "Israel and the Nations: The Bible, The Rabbis, and Jewish-Gentile Relations" (Academic Studies Press, 2023). His writings has been translated into Hebrew, Italian, German and Spanish.
Sharon was born in Haifa in 1937. He joined the faculty of Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1965 and would go on to earn a Ph.D. at the same institution in 1971. He served as an Arab Affairs adviser to Prime Minister Menachem Begin and served in the Ministry of Defense, during which took part in the negotiations for peace with Egypt.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Shalom (Seymour) Freedman (born June 17, 1942) is an American-Israeli writer, thinker, and poet. As a Jewish writer, his best-known work consists of conversations with thinkers and spiritual leaders centering on the concept of Avodat Hashem or service of God.
The history of Islam is believed by most historians [1] to have originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE, [2] [3] although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and Jesus, with the submission (Islām) to the will of God.
The foundation was established from the bequest of Max and Miriam S. Schloessinger to facilitate the publication of Arabic texts as well as studies devoted to Islam, Arabic language and literature, and Middle Eastern history. [1] The journal was established in 1979 with M. J. Kister as founding editor-in-chief.
The Islamization of Jerusalem refers to the process through which Jerusalem and its Old City acquired an Islamic character and, eventually, a significant Muslim presence. The foundation for Jerusalem's Islamization was laid by the Muslim conquest of the Levant, and began shortly after the city was besieged and captured in 638 CE by the Rashidun Caliphate under Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second ...